The Boys' Brigade was founded in Glasgow on 4th October 1883 by Sir William Alexander Smith. From this one Company formed in Scotland the BB has grown in to a world wide movement having worked with millions of children and young people for well over a century.

Our Battalion:

What is the Ballymena Battalion and what does it do?

Ballymena and District Battalion has 22 companies with approximately 1300 boys.

The Battalion runs competitions on a local and national level which include football, cross-country, table tennis, volleyball, 10 pin bowling and quizzes.

Every year a scripture exam is held on the first Sunday of March based on material decided by the Northern Ireland region.

Every year the Battalion organises a Church Parade and a Carol Service.

Council meetings are held 4 times a year to discuss a number of issues.